GLENDALE, Ariz. - The pressure was on the Ducks general manager Bob Murray as other Stanley Cup contenders around them made their postseason preparations by adding to their defense while a fan base clamored for him to do the same.

All was quiet on that front as the final hour before NHL trade deadline ticked away. And then Murray countered in startling, dizzying fashion.

The Ducks made their push with a whirlwind of moves Monday to address their ...

DALLAS -- Here is the expected lineup that the Ducks (39-17-7) will start with against the Dallas Stars on Sunday night at American Airlines Center. Frederik Andersen is back and available but Coach Bruce Boudreau is staying with a winning hand in John Gibson (7-5-0, 2.63 GAA, .914 SV%) for now. Gibson, who made 20 saves Wednesday in a 4-2 win over the Kings, is making his ninth consecutive start and has allowed three or fewer goals over his last ...

ANAHEIM -- Sometimes a line thrown togeher will click and it might be for just a game. Or it can last longer.

Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau put newcomer Jiri Sekac with fellow youngsters Rickard Rakell and Emerson Etem for his seccond game with the team. The trio had a big impact in Friday's 4-2 win over the Kings.

Not only did the Etem-Rakell-Sekac gropuing created the most opportunities in the first two periods but they were rewarded for their effective play all ...

ANAHEIM – Somewhere in Honda Center sits a bag of magic the Ducks keep in storage to use for the third period. It was there for them Monday, misplaced on Wednesday and located just in time Friday night.

Staring at a familiar two-goal deficit on this homestand, the Ducks roared back with four straight third-period goals against the Kings to pull off a stunning 4-2 victory in a playoff-like setting before a vocal standing-room-only crowd of 17,413.

ANAHEIM -- Here is the expected lineup that the Ducks (38-17-7) will start with against the Los Angeles Kings on Friday night at Honda Center. John Gibson (6-5-0, 2.69 GAA, .915 SV%) will make his eighth consecutive start, though Frederik Andersen will now back him up. Andersen became available after missing nearly three weeks of action because of a neck injury, which also allowed for veteran Jason LaBarbera to return to Norfolk (AHL). Chris Wagner will play his first game ...

ANAHEIM – Some notes, quotes and other musings from the Ducks’ 3-0 home loss to Ottawa on Wednesday night …

-- Whatever is being said between the first and second periods within the Ducks’ dressing room, the message isn’t getting through.

The Ducks were decisively outplayed again during the middle stanza and it particularly isn’t a good thing when you’re already down a goal after one. Mika Zibanejad’s rebound goal and the lack of a counter from the home team widened the ...

ANAHEIM -- The Ducks and Ilya Bryzgalov parted ways for good on Thursday as the club put him on unconditional waivers, with the veteran goaltender returning to his family on the east coast instead of reporting to the team's American Hockey League team in Norfolk, Va.

Bryzgalov initially accepted an assignment to the Admirals after clearing regular waivers on Monday but chose to head home after Ducks general manager Bob Murray was unable to work a deal, with no other NHL ...